A senior Washington, D.C., Bar disciplinary official withdrew from an ethics investigation against U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin after a series of inflammatory social media posts targeting conservatives, Supreme Court justices, and President Donald Trump resurfaced online.
Jack Metzler, a senior assistant disciplinary lawyer with the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel, stepped away from the Martin investigation over the weekend, according to a court filing. The decision to withdraw came amid mounting scrutiny over his alleged posts on X and Bluesky, some of which have been deleted, that raise questions about the impartiality of the D.C. Bar’s disciplinary process.
Screenshots circulating online show Metzler mocking Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in multiple posts. In one 2023 message, Metzler wrote, “How do you solve a problem like Alito?”
In another, he called it “embarrassing for Christianity” that Alito was invited to speak at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
Other posts criticized Justice Clarence Thomas, conservative activist Leonard Leo, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Trump, including one during the Wagner Group uprising in Russia stating, “Trump so jealous of Russia’s coup rn.”
